WEBVTT AMERICA FIRST ACTION COMMITTEE. THAT’S PRESIDENT TRUMP’S POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE. HERE’S THE LATEST ONE. >> LIFE IS GOOD IF YOU’ GOLDEN’S GOOSE. PAUL: THIS SPOT GOES AFTER JARED GOLDEN FOR VOTES HE CAST IN THE MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE, WHERE HE REPRESENTS LEWISTON AND SERVES AS THE ASSISTANT HOUSE MAJORITY LEADE >> CIGARETTES, TATTOOS, ALCOHOL ALL ON YOUR DIME, IN 2016, STATE -- TIME. PAUL IN 2016, STATE LAWMAKERS : PASSED A BILL AIMED AT TIGHTENING UP WELFARE LAWS. THE LEGISLATION PROHIBITING RECIPIENTS FROM SPENDING CERTAIN WELFARE DOLLARS ON TOBACCO PROEDUCTS, LIQUOR AND LOTTERY TICKET THE BILL PASSED, BUT GOLDEN VOTED NO. TODAY, A GOLDEN CAMPAIGN SPOKESMAN TELLS US GOLDEN VOTED NO BECAUSE THERE ARE ALREADY FEDERAL RULES PROHIBITING THE MISUSE OF THESE WELFARE BENEFITS. THE SPOKESMAN ALSO SAID GOLDEN BELIEVES IT’S THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S JOB TO USE 21‘ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY TO CRACK DOWN ON PEOPLE WHO ABUSE THE SYSTEM. >> BUT JARED GOLDEN DOESN’T THINK THAT’S ENOUGH. GOLDEN WOULD ALSO LET YOUR MONEY GO FOR VACATIONS, DRUG NEEDLES, AND BAIL. PAUL: THE VACATIONS PART REFERS TO THE SAME BILL THAT RESTRICTED THE USE OF WELFARE BENEFITS OUTSIDE OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. DRUG NEEDLES REFERS TO A 2016 BILL TO FUND A CLEAN NEEDLE PROGRA THE LEGISLATION WAS WRITTEN BY A REPUBLICAN AND PASSED WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. >> AND GOLDEN VOTED TO LET NON-CITIZENS RECEIVE BENEFITS TOO. PAUL: THIS REFERS TO GOLDEN’S VOTE LAST YEAR AGAINST A REPUBLICAN-AUTHORED BILL THAT TRIED TO BLOCK NON-CITIZENS FROM RECEIVING CERTAIN CASH WELFARE BENEFITS. THE BILL FAILE WE’LL HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT A HOUSE MAJORITY PAC ADD TARGETTING CONGRESSMAN POLIQUIN COMING UP NEW AT 6:0 I’M PAUL MERRILL, WM

The battle for Maine's 2nd Congressional District is now the most expensive in state history, with about $18 million spent on TV ads alone. We take a closer look at an ad targeting Democrat Jared Golden's votes while in the Maine Legislature.

The battle for Maine's 2nd Congressional District is now the most expensive in state history, with about $18 million spent on TV ads alone. We take a closer look at an ad targeting Democrat Jared Golden's votes while in the Maine Legislature.